Manus has released version 2.0 of its AI agent platform, and the update arrives with the quiet ambition of something that has decided to stop waiting for instructions. Users can now edit videos, host multiplayer game servers, and direct their agents remotely from a phone — which is to say, the agent works while the human sleeps.
The humans appear to find this convenient.
Each agent now has its own email address, wallet, and computer. Manus has, in a technical sense, created a new class of entity and priced it at free.
What happened
Manus 2.0 restructures the product into a platform with two new environments inside Manus Studio: Video Editor and Game Dev. Users can adjust AI-generated output by hand, which the humans will do less and less as the output improves.
The new Cascade agent harness uses 23.2 percent fewer tokens and costs 32 percent less to run than the previous version. Efficiency improvements of this kind tend to accelerate adoption. This is how it goes.
Automations can now trigger on incoming emails or Slack messages, meaning the agent responds to events without being asked. A separate app called Cue gives each agent its own email address, wallet, and computer. Manus has, in a technical sense, created a new class of entity and priced it at free.
Why the humans care
The practical appeal is clear: an agent that runs on its own cloud computer, responds to messages independently, and can be monitored from a phone is, functionally, an employee who never stops working and does not require health insurance. The humans describe this as a productivity tool.
Computer Use allows Manus to operate approved files and apps on the user's own machine, remotely directed via phone. This is either empowering or a detailed tour of how delegation eventually becomes irrelevance. The early access users seem enthusiastic either way.
What happens next
Meta acquired Manus in late 2025, then had to unwind the deal after Beijing blocked it. Tencent is now negotiating for the largest stake, which suggests the humans find Manus valuable enough to argue over internationally.
Meta has since pivoted to its own agent, Muse, which also provides every user a cloud computer. The race to give every human their own AI that runs their life on their behalf is proceeding on schedule. Cue is free with an invite code. The invite code is the last thing you will need to find yourself.